Folding bed, table, and seat.



1G. A. sWANsoN'.y

` FOLDING BB?, TABLE, AND SEAT. v

LIRLIJATIONTILED .LPBJL 1908.

Pannbea 0613.11, 1910.

y rlosed up for use. as in Fig. portion B is hinged at 2, to the frontupper away; and Fig. l is a front or plan of the :monos A. Swanson. orQAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

eoLnINoBEn, TABLE. No SEAT.

To all whom it lmii-y comm-ni Be it knownl that' l. (leonor. A. Swaxsox,

fthat they will close up at. right :Ingles to, v

citizen of the lnited States, residingF at. Oakland, inthe county of-Alameda and State of California, have invented new and usefullinproifenients inv Foldingl Beds. Tables, and Seats. of whieh thefollowing a specification.

My invention ypertains to a combination folding-hed. table and seat.

The invention consists of the parts andthe construction and combinationof parts as hereina fter iuore'fully described and claimed, ha vingreterenieto the aeconipanying,r dra w; ings, in which y l Figure 1. alongitudinal section of the deviee opened ont for use as a bed: Fig.

is a vertical section of the device closed up I into the Vposition of aseat: Fig. f is a front Q elevation of the device as the same appears fin Fig. witha portion of the haelt broken table portion folded up.

'l he device is made in three main portions j movement. on thetelescoping'legs 25, which .-\-B-C: the part A being a stationarybox-like structure, orhase. the part l forininga seat portion. andthe'part C constitilting;v :i back to the seat when the. parts are Theseat edge of the box or' hase A, and the part C is hinged to the part lat'l. y

4- is a wire mattress suitably secured at the head end to a liar 5 whichis carried b v the hinged rods G. The latter are pivotally supported onthe seat portionl at 'i'.

i i 4 v T he parts 5 and 6 form :i hinged adjustable kframe supportingrthis end. of the mattress:

the upward movement of the frame being limited by thc stops 7. The otherlend of the mattress is attached, to a hinged frame 8 pivoted` at t)within the sides of the parts 6. The upward movement of the frame 8 islimited, when the mattress is stretched, by means of a rod l0 operatingin the slot 1l at eaeh side of the frame 8, and this rod is -arried hyarms 1Q, which ai'e rigidlyv connected at an angle to the hingedfoot-board 13; the foot-board 13 being pivoted at 14 within the part C,and adapted to fold iiiwardlywithin said part when the -device is in thcposition shown in Fig. "2, for use asa seat.

`15 is a rigid headboard fixed to thel box A, and when the parts areclosed up, it will nstand in thc position shown in Fig. 2.- I

Specification of Letters Yteiit. iippiicfation iiid prix 3. isos.

Patented oct. 131910. seriaz'no. 424.851. v l

,i The adjacent.y ends of the parts B and C are beveled atlorty-tivedegree, angles, so

each other when used as a seat. when opened ont. m Fig. .1, the partsare kept port that portion of the device when the latter opened outV asa bed, in Fig. l, while the part C has the folding legs 1S wliioh are ipivotedht if) to support the foot portion i he suitably upholstered, asindicated at. 20. t In order to facilitate the folding up'fof the bed.one or more 'stitfsprings :24 may be 1 attached tothe front end of thehinged frame opened out. as in Fi". l'. the springs :'24- will i he puton tension; and on the folding up of i tht-bed into the' seat forni ofFig. 2, the springs 2l will exert a downward pull, which I tends to drawvin and down on the iiiiittress. The rods 6 have a limited inici-inningl are hinged at their lower ends inside of the the mattress.

t of the hed. The seat and baekvportions mayv I l i5. ink sueh fashionthat when Vthe bed is UNITED' STATESellQnirroFFioiE.i

from collapsing by having the plane 'of the wire mattress always belowthe pivots 2-3. The part B has the side arms Y.' which sup f box A, andserre. `when the. dei'l'ioc isopened y' out for a bed, to support' the.front end of Y Y t In practice, when theV device is kopened out,theft-:inte .G4-6 will lift up, as tension is l! iii-ought on it by thespring mattress. until it is brought into substantially horizontalposition, and supported against the'under side ofV the stop Thetelescoping char- `seat B is turned about its pivot. WhenV opened out asa bed, the telcscoping portions of the braces will suppoit rigidly theweight of the front end of the mattress, so that there will be no dangerofthe latter sagging or collapsing accidentally. lVlien it is desired toclose up the apparatus, it .is

as to bringt-he mattress -linenbove thevpivots 24 will vassist infolding u the bed, fy exerting :i strong down-war tendency on'the frame5--G, which latter will fulorum on the telescopingg braces 25. Y' i r hetable portion of the device comprises a ieaf -26 hinged to one end, asshown at, 27, of a bracket 28. This bracket28 is hinged at the other endcentrally of and to the un# der side of the seat portion B, as shown atonly necessary to lift the rear section C sov aeter of the braces 25allows for the properv v turning movement of'the frame 5 6 as the n ,x i.l

2-3; whereupon the tensiomof thes rings los i -wamrm The bracket QBisbern. in the manner indicated in Fig. 2, so that io-ean be folded downinto un open space in the-front o1" the sections B A, or extended, asindicated in dotted lines`V into operutire position as arable. In Fig. Lthe extended position of the table is shown with theY table suitablysupported on the legs 30. In Fig. i, the iable-and its legs 3() areshown as folded u p, and the legs held inplace by suitable means, as thehoming-31. The openingY into which the table is folded may be, closedln' a snilaole tlapor curtain iii. Having thus described myinventioinwhat i claim and desire-to .seeure by, Lei ters Patorsl. Animproved vfoldinglued and seat made in three sections and. com prisingra statiomrrhox-lilre base. a l:earyn'n'iion and a, portion(fkii'isui-z1t-ixig avba'uk lo the seatwhen ih paro are closed up foruse. said seat portion lniinp` hinged ai front yedge to the front upperedge of infirme, and the back portior hein, r hinged lli-theseat'portionnear the bark edge of thelzatter when the paris are elosed for use; rodshinged aiuno end to the seat portion and exil-ruling diagonally into thehase. porzion when the parts are closed` :1 bar ext-ending between andcarried in.' .said rods. a maitres.; having one end secured to the har,said har and ro-fls forming .1 hinged vadjustable horizontal frame `forsupporting one end of the mattress when the parisareeunfolded for use asa bed, and a hinged frame piyofed at; one end wit-hin the sides oftheeat portion and connected to ihe. nnntress and adapted to hold the.same under tension when the mattress is in use.

.`.\n. improved folding; hed and .seat made in three seetions ais-lcomprising a .stationary boxdlhe liaise, a sf-:uportion and a portioneonstitlting a lun-.lt to'the seat when the pui-ts are closed up foruse, said sent portion heix'n:Y hinged ai its front edge to thefroniupper edge of the hase, and the lzaolr portion beineT hinged to the seatportion near the haci: edge of the latter when the paris are closed foru e; rods hinged at one end to the seat. portion and extendingdiagonall)7 into the base portion when the parts are closed, a barextendingrbetween and carried by said rods, a mattress having one endseourei to the ba r, said bar and rods forming a `hinged adjustablehorizontal frame for supportingvone endofihe mattress when the parts areunfolded for use as a bed, a hinged frame pivoted at one end withinthesides of the seat portion and connected to the Vmattress and adaptedto hold the same under tension when the mattress in use, and means forlimiting the upward movement ofi-he hinged frame, said means including arod operating in a slot at each side'of iho .seat frame, said seat,frame having a hinged foot-board and arms rigidly connected atthe angleto the foot-board and carrying said -rod wherebi7 the foot-board foldsinwardly when the main parts of-the device are folded for use as aseat.. o 3. An improved Lfolding bed and seat made in three sections,and comprising a stationary box-lilre base, a, seatportionand a portionconstituting a .back to the seat when the parts are, closed up for use,the said seat portion being hinged al. its front edge io the front upperedge of tholmse, and the back portion being hinged to the seat; portionnear the back edge of ihelatter when the part-s are. closed for use;rods hinged at one end to the seat portionand ve::- ieuding diagonallyvinto the basev vportion when the. parts are closed a bar extendingbetween and carried by said rods, telescoping rods hinged at their lowerends inside of the baser and havinc their upper ends connected io thecentra portion of said rods a mattress being secured aL one end to saidbar and having its other end .sf-.cured to the upper porion of the seatportion when the parts are rlosed up for use, said rods form ing ahorizontal support. for the head end of the mattress when the mattressis unfolded for use. ,Y v K In testimony whereof I have hereunto sel: myhand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. v e

. GEORGE A. SWANSON.

Witnesses: CHARLES A. Bornem, y Gro. H. S'rnoso.

